Martins Karsums had an assist in 16:38 of ice time as Dynamo Riga defeated Omsk 4-3 in a shootout. Ex-Lightning netminder Karri Ramo stopped 16 of 19 shots before falling in the penalty shot session by allowing 2 goals in 7 rounds. Ex-NHLer Sandis Ozolinsh had 2 assists in the match for Riga.

Martins Karsums had two goals and an assist, including a shorthanded marker, as Dynamo Riga rolled Barys Astana 5-1. Karsums played just 9:50 in the match. Ex-NHLer Sandis Ozolinsh also had a goal in the match for Riga.

Riku Helenius is still searching for his first win of the season as he allowed 4 goals on 17 shots today in a 4-0 loss to Linkopings. Ex-Lightning draft pick Fredrik Norrena had the shutout for Linkopings.

Timra got a game winning, third period goal from Antti Halonen to knock of Sodertalje. Timra added an empty net goal by Timo Parssinen as insurance. Sodertalje goaltender Riku Helenius is still looking for his first win of the season.

Mattias Carlsson had 2 goals and 1 assist, including the game winner, in Sodertalje's 5-4 overtime winner over fellow Alsvenskan promotee AIK. Lightning prospect netminder Riku Helenius did not play for Sodertalje.

In a game that slipped through the reporting cracks, ex-Springfield Falcon Ryan Vesce had a goal and an assist to lead Novgorod to a 2-1 win over Vasily Koshechkin and Cherepovets. Koshechkin stopped 28 shots in the loss.

Despite a power play and even strength goal by Martins Karsums, Dynamo Riga fell 5-4 in the shootout to Ak Bars Kazan. Karsums played 20:00 even in the match. Ex-NHLer Alexei Morozov had a goal and the only shootout marker in the match. Lightning overage prospect Dmitri Kazionov was again out for Kazan.

It's Vasily Koshechkin's fourth team he's played for in Russia, but the story remains the same. The big goaltender stopped 37 of 39 shots faced in his Cherepovets debut to help Severstal defeat Astana 5-2.

Elsewhere:
Former Lightning prospect Karri Ramo stopped 27 shots in Omsk's 4-3 win over Spartak Moscow. Who was in the other crease? Hockey legend Dominik Hasek allowed 4 goals on 32 shots for the loss.

Mytischi fell 1-0 in a shootout to Novgorod, with the winning marker belonging to ex-Springfield Falcon Ryan Vesce. Mytischi was without the services of Lightning prospect Denis Kazionov, who was cut loose by the team earlier this month. No word, as of yet, on where the younger Kazionov brother will land.